April 4, 2012

We always talk about PHA as a community of patients, family members and medical professionals. Easy words, but explaining what that really means, that's harder. Let me give it a try through the lens of PHA's leadership meetings. » Read more

April 26 is PHA’s 2nd Annual Call-In Day! Join PHers all over the country as they call their Members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor the Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act, the only PH-specific bill in Congress. Take a few minutes on April 26 to bring the PH community one step closer to finding a cure. » Learn more

Thanks to the work of some very active PH awareness raisers, pulmonary hypertension has been the subject of multiple news articles around the country. Here are just a few of the media successes from the last few weeks. » Read more

PHA extends a warm thank you to our volunteer event organizers who kicked off our event-ful spring season with their PHA Special Event. This month’s events had crowds gathering for some great food and entertainment – all for a cure! » Read more

The Early-Bird discount on registration for PHA’s 10th International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions has been extended through Monday, April 9. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still take advantage of this $25/person discount. Don't wait, register now!

PHA’s International PH Conference in June is a unique opportunity to meet other families with kids who have PH. Our Parents Advisory Board has been working with us to create some outstanding programming – both educational and fun – geared just for you. » Read more in our Conference blog

PH touches the lives of many people – patients, family members, friends and dedicated medical professionals. You can acknowledge or remember the people who have touched your life with a Note of Thanks and Remembrance in the program book for PHA’s 10th International PH Conference for $25. All proceeds go toward the Conference Scholarship Fund. » Write your note today

PHA now has an interactive timeline that captures the milestones that brought the PH community to where it is today. Scroll through the pictures and videos to reminisce about our community’s greatest achievements. » Check out the timeline

Saturday, April 14, Philadelphia, Pa.The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will be hosting the annual Alfred P. Fishman Symposium on April 14. This year’s symposium, “Pulmonary Vascular Phenotypes in Research and Clinical Care,” aims to present novel methods of phenotyping patients with pulmonary vascular disease, including genetic, metabolomic and network approaches. » Learn more

Hosted by Vivek N. Iyer, MD, MPH, this course describes the pathology of sarcoidosis, explains the multifactorial causes that can lead to the development of PH as an associated disease and the unique etiological and pathological features of SAPH. Free CME credits are available after completion of a post-test and evaluation. » Learn more

This course features three sessions from the 2011 PH Professional Network Symposium that focus on issues of special interest to pharmacists. Topics include transition of medications between inpatient and outpatient care, transitioning patients between medications, and medication safety. This course is offered for a maximum of 3.0 hours of pharmacy CEUs after completion of a post-test and evaluation. » Learn more

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